Insurance Industry Opposition To Era

The most powerful opposition says feminist majority foundation president eleanor smeal who for part of the 1970s and 80s was president of the national organization for women now which led the era fight were business interests especially the insurance industry which opposed equality because sex discrimination is highly profitable.

Insurance industry opposition to era. There was great fear among the working class of what they called a pauper s burial so the backbone of insurance business was policies for working class families that paid death benefits and. Private insurance industry opposed aall proposal the commercial insurance industry also opposed the reformers efforts in the early 20th century. Opposition to the era was also organized by fundamentalist religious groups. It seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in matters of divorce property employment and other matters.

The insurance industry helps to eliminate risks as when fire insurance providers demand the implementation of safe practices and the installation of hydrants spreads risks from individuals to the larger. The first version of an era was written by alice paul and crystal eastman and introduced in. The equal rights amendment era is a proposed amendment to the united states constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all american citizens regardless of sex. The history of insurance traces the development of the modern business of insurance against risks especially regarding cargo property death automobile accidents and medical treatment.